Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-07
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Burton
Have YOU seen any signs of spring:
six inches of snow to grease"
up the sleighing.
The Odd Girls will meet with Mrs
2. L. Webster Wednesday.
VI. Z. Ladies' Aid at Mrs. Wood
wards on Tuesday afternoon. A
full attendance desired.
Don't forget the Promenade and
BandboX Supper tomorrow evening.
Ladies come and bring a box.
The Express feels called upon to
apologize TO its readers for the poor,
dingy. rotten paper it has been using
for some months.
We heard some very pleasant COM
pliments for the essay read by Miss
BatcheIder of the graded school, at
the educational meeting on Friday.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Society of the Congregational church
will be held at Mrs. J. Z. Skinner's
Wednesday afternoon. All cordially
invited.
\ large lot of items intended for
our last issue were snowbound, and
did not reach US in season. We warm
up for this paper some of the most
important ones.
We do not understand why Supt.
Dartt was not invited to address the
people here on Friday evening. He
Is an admirable man, and his lectures
are always practical, pleasant and
useful.
W. F. Niles has bought the H. NJ.
Hayes place south of this village and
will move there soon. Mr.. Niles has
carried on the DIR. Brown farm for
several years, but thinks he rather be
on farm of his own. DR.. Brown
hoped to persuade him to remain on
the farm longer.
Quite a large number of friends
dropped in on J. L. Cars people on
Tuesday evening, in remembrance of
their eighth marriage anniversary.
The evening was pleasantly spent.
Quite a large number of presents
were left. W. W. Miles made few
very appropriate remarks, to which
Mr. Carr feelingly responded
We notice in the Woodstock Stand
ard a very complimentary notice Of
Edwin J. Bodwell, who taught school
in that town the past winter. Mr.
Bodwell Is working his way through
college. and Is compelled to devote
some time to teaching and labor with
out. but manages to keep up with
his class. Glad to note his success.
We received items from two par
ties last week which pitched into the
Express for its item about Charles
O. Libby. a blind man. who is in this
section seeking TO get a living by Civ
ing concerts. We know nothing about
the matter. but if there is such a
thing a. ITO damn by faint praise, =
the poor fellow suffered badly. The
long article about the course of the
editor Of the Express may be correct,
but it might not be profitable to pub
fish II. 1t does not do, You know,
for editors TO tell ali they know about
one another.
Town meeting passed OFF quietly.
The spirit of enmity shown toward one
of the most honorable and faithful
officers in town was not manly or
cOmmendable. The town voted to
pay the sum of $50 TO the cemetery
commissioners at Barton Landing,
and a little larger sum to the commits
siOners ut the village 10 finish paving
for the receiving tOmbs. The town
raises 20 cents on the dollar to pay
the current expenses of the town the
following year. There has been more
or less talk about the cost of support
ing the poor on the town farm, and
the auditors report relating thereto.
In looking the matter over carefully
we cannot find the cost of the poor,
including overseer's expenses, and in
terest on money invested in the farm
and personal property,to exceed $3.50.
Never in our remembrance has it been
nearly as small. Certainly the poor
were never so humanely treated.
As announced last week, the dedi-
cation of the new NJ. f. church will
be on Thursday next, the afternoon
services commencing at l and the ev-
ening services at 80 O'Clock. Rev.
,. Donaldson, presiding elder. will
preach in the afternoon; Rev. L. p.
Frost of Montpelier in the evening.
Messrs. Donaldson and Frost are
among the ablest preachers in the de-
nomination in the state. Invitation
Is extended TO all former pastors and
70 all clergymen in the vicinity TO be
present, also a general invitation to
the public. There is seating capacity
for all who will come. The church
Is as pretty and convenient as any in
this part of the state, and it is hoped
a large number will be present at the
dedicatory services. Supplementary
services will be as follows: Friday
evening. March IL, preaching by
some one Of the ministerial brethren:
1t is expected that revival services